Guinea 0-3 Uganda: VAR comes to the limelight in Cranes emphatic victory

Byekwaso Hails Uganda Cranes’ Resilience - SportsNation

Uganda Cranes bounced back in style with a convincing 3-0 win over Guinea in their second Group C match of the African Nations Championship at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. Goals from Reagan Mpande, Allan Okello and Ivan Ahimbisibwe sealed the victory, lifting Uganda to second in the group on three points after their opening defeat to Algeria who are top of the group with 4 points. Mpande opened the scoring in the first half, rising to…

Guinea 0-3 Uganda: VAR comes to the limelight in Cranes emphatic victory

For the second match day at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole; the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was used during CHAN 2014. As Uganda Cranes smiled past Guinea 3-0 during a group C contest, VAR had an impact, a significant one indeed. The Video Assistant Referee review precipitated Libyan referee Ahmed Abdulrazg to make key decisions. First, for Allan Okello’s penalty in the 62nd minute after the playmaker was tripped down in the forbidden …